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Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero
Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturize a technology that will make carbon a key material in some extremely green heating products for our homes and in air conditioning equipment for our cars.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Public Release: 10-Nov-2009

First forerunner DNA - Prokids Scientific Group Meeting
Geneticists coordinate action to fight against traffic in human beings
One of the keys is to gain agreement on genetic data collection and treatment. Work guidelines established in Granada might help to deter human trafficking. Commitments undertaken in the First DNA -- Prokids meeting (DNA-Program for Kids Identification with DNA Systems) will allow having standard techniques to fight against this crime: Use of shared protocols for DNA sample collection, supply of technical equipment, genetic experts' training and development of databases.

Public Release: 10-Nov-2009
Olympus introduces world's smallest GI scope to offer 4-way angulation and Narrow Band Imaging
Olympus today introduced the world's smallest gastrointestinal videoscope to offer four-way angulation and Narrow Band Imaging to detect upper gastrointestinal abnormalities. These features provide greater flexibility to obtain remarkably clear views and visual contrast which can help to distinguish anatomical structures and fine capillary patterns that are critical components of a physician's diagnosis.

Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
Research at UH offers extreme solar makeover
A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with UK-based start-up QuantaSol for the development of the next generation of super efficient solar cells.

Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
Once-daily INTUNIV (guanfacine) extended release tablets now available in US pharmacies
Shire PLC announced the availability of INTUNIV in pharmacies nationwide for the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents ages 6-17. INTUNIV, a once-daily formulation of guanfacine, is the first and only nonscheduled alpha-2A receptor agonist approved for the treatment of ADHD. In clinical trials, INTUNIV provided significant efficacy across the spectrum of ADHD symptoms that can be disruptive, such as being easily distracted, interrupting others, running around excessively, arguing with adults, and losing temper.

Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
Charles Darwin and modern biology
The Springer journal Naturwissenschaften is publishing a special issue "Beyond the Origin: Charles Darwin and Modern Biology" to commemorate Darwin's On the Origin of Species which was published 150 years ago in November 1859. Guest editor and author of the lead article is Dr. Ulrich Kutschera, professor of plant physiology and evolutionary biology, University of Kassel, Germany. All articles in this special issue are available free of charge on Springer's online information platform.

Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
St. Jude and UF Proton Therapy Institute to begin proton therapy clinical trial
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute have formed a collaboration to provide proton therapy for St. Jude patients.

Public Release: 9-Nov-2009
CSIRO hosts Australia's first ICT summit in China
The first summit between Australia and China on the topic of future information and communication technologies is underway in Shanghai.

Public Release: 6-Nov-2009
eStadium application brings multimedia sports features to smartphones
The eStadium application allows fans sitting in the stands of an athletic event to access video replays, up-to-the-second statistics, player bios, play-by-play analysis and a wealth of other information designed to enhance the thrill of the game.

Public Release: 6-Nov-2009

Enhancing Water Governance
A 'Blue Revolution': the key to future food security
"We will need nothing less than a 'Blue Revolution' if we are to achieve food security, and avert a serious water crisis in the future," said Dr. Colin Chartres, director general of the Sri Lanka-based International Water Management Institute. Dr. Chartres was speaking to the Economic and Finance Committee of the UN General Assembly, at a special event on "Enhancing Water Governance," convened by the UN today.

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
Springer to partner with Society of Wetland Scientists
Starting in January 2010, Springer will publish Wetlands, the official journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists. Together with the journals Wetlands Ecology and Management and Estuaries and Coasts, Springer now leads the field in journals dedicated to wetlands research. Wetlands is an international journal concerned with all aspects of wetland biology, ecology, hydrology, water chemistry and soil and sediment characteristics as well as issues relating to management, policy and regulation.

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
NOAA, NY town and Oyster Farmer collaborate to understand impact of floating shellfish nursery
With demand for seafood growing, shellfish farmers often use a floating nursery called a FLUPSY, or Floating Upwelling System, to improve growth of very young shellfish known as seed and increase their chances of surviving until they are harvested. Little has been known about the possible impact of these floating systems on the local environment.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009

Space and the Arctic Workshop
Tackling new Arctic challenges from space
International scientists, researchers and decision makers met at the Space and the Arctic workshop to identify the needs and challenges of working and living in the rapidly changing Arctic and to explore how space-based services can help to meet those needs.

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
Nanyang Technological University joins leading US innovation transfer network, the iBridge Network
The iBridge Network, a program of the not-for-profit Kauffman Innovation Network Inc., today announced that it has expanded internationally by signing the acclaimed Nanyang Technological University as its 100th member organization. The addition of Singapore's leading science and technology university clearly demonstrates the Network's commitment to providing industry leaders battling the global economic downturn with access to university-developed innovations, leading to further advances and next-generation products and services.

Public Release: 4-Nov-2009

Journal of Dairy Science
Elsevier selected as new publisher of the Journal of Dairy Science
Elsevier, world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce that beginning in January 2010 (Volume 93, Issue 1) it will assume co-publication of the Journal of Dairy Science, the official journal of the American Dairy Science Association, with the Federation of Animal Science Societies.

Public Release: 4-Nov-2009
Clean algae biofuel project leads world in productivity
Australian scientists are achieving the world's best production rates of oil from algae grown in open saline ponds, taking them a step closer to creating commercial quantities of clean biofuel for the future.

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

Public Release: 4-Nov-2009
University of Utah celebrates telescope's 'first light'
The University of Utah will celebrate the initial observations or "first light" of its new $860,000 research telescope in southwest Utah during a Wednesday, Nov. 11 symposium and reception on the Salt Lake City campus. The new Willard L. Eccles Observatory's 32-inch reflecting telescope took its first pictures the night of Oct. 15 from the 9,600-foot level on Frisco Peak in southern Utah.

Willard L. Eccles Foundation, Ezekiel R. and Edna W. Dumke Foundation, University of Utah

Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
Springer introduces Climatic Change Letters
Beginning in November 2009, Springer is inaugurating a new section within the journal Climatic Change called Climatic Change Letters. Similar in scope to Climatic Change, the Letters will provide a vehicle for rapid publication, offering short articles on new findings of interest to researchers in climate-related disciplines. One of Springer's top journals, with an impact factor of 3.202, Climatic Change focuses on climatic variability and change from a range of disciplinary perspectives.

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
Imaging cuts in Medicare fee schedule: An access catastrophe and danger to patients
Medical imaging cuts contained in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will restrict life-saving imaging care to large hospitals, produce longer commutes and wait times to receive care, and cause life threatening delays in diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other serious illnesses.

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
Taking a touching approach to transport ticketing and home care for elderly
The EUREKA ITEA software Cluster SmartTouch project demonstrated the power of "near-field communications" technology to provide extremely easy-to-use touch-based interactive mobile services. It has developed a service platform and the main concepts for the necessary business chains in a wide range of uses -- from payment and ticketing for public transport to access control, home entertainment and care for the elderly.

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
CSIRO enters landmark research alliance with Orica
CSIRO has signed a five-year, $25M strategic research alliance agreement with one of Australia's leading public companies -- Orica Ltd.

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
New online law journal created by University of Miami law professor
University of Miami School of Law Professor A. Michael Froomkin has created an online law journal titled Jotwell to help lawyers and legal academics figure out what to read, not only in their own area of specialization, but also outside it.

Public Release: 1-Nov-2009

World Pneumonia Day Summit
Leading organizations join forces to launch first annual World Pneumonia Day
Nearly 100 leading global health organizations from around the world joined forces to recognize the first-annual World Pneumonia Day on Nov. 2 and urge governments to take steps to fight pneumonia, the world's leading killer of young children. The first steps in this fight are outlined in the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia, released today by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

World Health Organization, Unicef

Public Release: 1-Nov-2009
WCMC-Q biomedical research program builds scientific knowledge, technical workforce in Qatar
The biomedical research program of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar has made significant progress in its dual goals of advancing basic science and building a sustainable research community in Qatar since it was launched less than a year and a half ago.

Public Release: 31-Oct-2009

5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Malaria Conference
IVCC announces monitoring and evaluation system at MIM
IVCC will showcase its new Malaria Decision Support System at the 5th Pan-African Multilateral Initiative on Malaria conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 1-6, 2009. A symposium a symposium to disseminate the latest advances in monitoring and evaluation of vector control programs will also be held.

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